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A £530 million investment package to transform rail travel in the north of and a doubling of freight paths between the West Coast Main Line and
England has been unveiled. Network Rail’s study - The Northern Hub - Trafford Park.
identifies what needs to be done to respond to the significant growth seen in The overall study has been carried out in two parts. Phase 1, led by the
the region and to help drive economic prosperity. It includes 700 additional Northern Way - a partnership formed from three regional development agencies
daily services and capacity for a further 3.5 million passengers annually as well - identified the economic case for enhancements to the network around
as quicker, more frequent services between the north’s key cities. Manchester and across the north, together with improvements to services that
To deliver this, the bottleneck around Manchester would have to be resolved. would drive economic growth. This was known as the Manchester Hub study.
Ordsall in Salford would be the site for a new section of railway, removing the The latest report is Phase 2. Led by Network Rail, it identifies value-for-money
need for Manchester Airport services to and from Yorkshire and the north-east interventions to address the gaps between the capability of the network in
to reverse at Piccadilly. Passing loops would be added on the lines linking 2014 and what will be needed beyond then. Over the next two years, the
Manchester with Leeds, Sheffield and Liverpool to increase their capacity. Also company will work with the industry and stakeholders to develop the plan,
identified is the need to electrify the Midland Main Line south from Sheffield and aims to win funding for the proposals for implementation from 2014.
Making way for the 380
Network Rail has begun work on a £20 million programme of platform
extensions at stations across Ayrshire and Inverclyde in preparation for the
arrival of new, longer Class 380 electric trains which are set to enter service
with ScotRail later this year.
As part of the same project, public address systems, lighting and CCTV will
either be installed or enhanced at some stations. Improvements are also to be
made at ScotRail’s depot and train servicing facility at Townhead in Ayr. Using
land within its existing footprint, contractors will construct new platforms,
track and overhead power lines to provide for the stabling and cleaning of the
new fleet.
The platform works and station enhancements - funded through Network
Rail’s Regulatory Asset Base on behalf of Transport Scotland - will be delivered
by Jarvis Rail, Babcock Rail and C Spencer. Carillion has been contracted to
design and build the new Townhead depot.
The project will be delivered without disrupting train services and will
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